Kentucky Nonprofits & COVID-19

Kentucky Nonprofit Network is partnering with Grantmakers of Kentucky to relaunch our survey to check in on Kentucky's nonprofits and the health of the sector at year-end. Your responses inform KNN, grantmakers, and other partners on how to best support the sector and your responses are vital to our advocacy efforts on the sector's behalf. Please click the button below to take the NEW Year-End 2020 Health of the Sector Survey before Monday, December 14. 

 

 

Click to read the summary report of KNN's Check-in Survey (August 2020)

Click here to read a press release: Critical Issues Important to Nonprofits Missing in Federal Legislation

Click here to read a summary report of KNN's first two surveys. 

Click here to read a summary report of the first round of the survey. 

Click here to read a press release announcing results from the survey: Impact of COVID-19 Hits Kentucky Nonprofits Hard.

 

Advocacy/Policy

• KNN Virtual Town Hall Meeting Recording, featuring Amy Cubbage, KY Labor Cabinet (August 27)
• Governor Beshear has issued policy changes that make unemployment insurance more available to people who lose their jobs due to the coronavirus, including waiving the one-week waiting period for receiving benefits and the requirement that recipients prove they are actively looking for work. Click here for more information (Kentucky Career Center).
• Unemployment Insurance - Employer Handbook for COVID-19
• Unemployment Insurance & How it Works (WFPL)
• More on Self-Insured Nonprofits and Unemployment Insurance from National Council of Nonprofits and NC Center for Nonprofits
• Note: even if individuals are unsure if they will qualify, they are urged to apply.

​Medicaid & Other Assistance

• Team Kentucky Fund, administered by Community Action KY: Eligibile applicants will receive financial vouchers of up to $1,000 per household. Click here for more information. 
• On August 24, Governor Beshear announced some protections for Kentuckians facing eviction. Those is need are encouraged to visit the Kentucky COVID-19 Legal Help Line. Louisville has also established a Eviction Prevention Assistance Program - click here.  Lexington has established a Rental Hardship to Impacted Service Employees (including nonprofit employees) program - click here. Those outside of Lexington or Louisville are urged to check with their city to see if they are using CARES Act funds to establish similar relief programs.
• KNN member, NAMI Kentucky maintains a contact list of regional virtual support groups offering mental health support.  Members of KNN's employee benefits program with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield are also encouraged to utilize the free Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and check out resources for accessing the EAP benefit.
• List of Resources: Help for Kentuckians during COVID-19, KY Voices for Health & ThriveKY (English and Spanish) 
• What Kentuckians Need to Know about COVID-19, KY Voices for Health & Thrive KY (English and Spanish)
• Uninsured Urged to Apply for Temporary Medicaid During Pandemic (KY Voices for Health, Public News Service)
• Medicaid website & Medicaid COVID-19 page
• Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program (KCHIP) - Enroll your kids up to age 19 in no-cost health care coverage through the Commonwealth of Kentucky.  Signing up is simple, coverage is complete, and it’s the right thing to do.
• Medicaid application with presumptive eligibility
• Link to assisters who can help with application
• Provider directory
• Webinar: COVID-19 State and Policy Updates from ThriveKY
• Free internet access from AT&T for households with at least one resident who participates in the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP)

Reopening, Business Continuity Planning, & Future Planning

• *NEW* Click here for KNN's Passport to Thriving in 2021
• Click here for KNN's Reopening Guide and other reopening resources
• Click here for KNN's Survive and Thrive toolkit and other future planning resources
• If your organization doesn’t have a business continuity plan or hasn’t revisited it in a while, now is a good time to do so.  Here are a couple of samples for starters:
  • ​Nonprofit New York
  • Nonprofit Risk Management Center
• No Business Continuity Plan? Take these 4 easy steps (from Nonprofit Risk Management Center)
• Business Continuity Plan Template, Cash Forecasting Template, and Guide to Completing the Template
• Find more recommendations in the CDC’s Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus Disease, which includes recommendations and considerations for creating an infectious disease outbreak response plan.
• Closing the Doors of your Nonprofit Organization (The Power of Possibility)

Telecommuting & Cybersecurity

• A Quick Hands-On Lesson in Teleworking Laws in the Age of COVID-19 (Nonprofit Quarterly)
• Recording: Cybersecurity in a Pandemic for Nonprofits & Small Businesses (Dean Dorton) and accompanying slides
• Review or establish your policies for Remote Workers and Telecommuting Practices for Nonprofits. Nonprofits should clearly and regularly communicate these policies with their workers. Here are a few sample policies:
  • Global Workplace Analytics 
  • Workable
  • Utah Nonprofits Association
• How to Facilitate Virtual Meetings (Beth Kanter)
• 8 Tips for Working From Home (NPR)
• Here is a good article that covers the basics for call forwarding, and then a variety of options depending on your system. 
• Technology resources & discounts: 
  • ​Zoom offers nonprofits the ability to keep business as usual by meeting and hosting trainings or presentations online. KNN members are now eligible to access Zoom at 20% off all subscriptions of at least a one (1) year term (Zoom Audio Plan, Zoom Phone, and cloud recording are excluded; all are available at an additional price, but with no discount). Login to the KNN Member Information Center to access your discount code. Note: Zoom offers a limited, basic subscription for free.
  • Google, Microsoft, and WebEx are offering their conferencing tools free-of-charge for a limited time.
  • GoToMeeting is also offering their remote work tools free for three months.
  • More information about free videoconferencing options (ZDNet)
  • If you are using a platform that does NOT have file sharing built in, consider using Dropbox for a short time. Nonprofits focused on fighting COVID-19 can access three months of free Dropbox Premium.
  • Free COVID-19 Safety Resources App by Live Safe: Stay in touch with colleagues and to communicate relevant information during the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.  
  • TechSoup also offers discounted technology products for 501 (c)(3) organizations. Click to learn more about Tech Soup and which donation programs your organization is eligible.
  • Asana Project Management is also offering discounts for nonprofits. Click to learn more about special pricing for nonprofit organizations from Asana. Click to learn more about the Special COVID-19 Asana License for Nonprofit Organizations that facilitate disaster relief or medical research. Some Asana features are free.

Virtual Events & Fundraising

• Town Hall Meeting Recording - CARES Act Provisions that Affect 2020 Charitable Giving (December 10)
• Town Hall Meeting Recording: Funders Panel (October 1)
• Webinar Recording: Fundraising in a COVID-19 World & Being Ready for Recovery (Jeff Ashley, Ashley|Rountree) 
• Webinar Recording: Launching or Enhancing a Planned Giving Program (WealthSouth, Ashley|Routree)
• KNN Virtual Town Hall Meeting Recording: Panel on Hosting Virtual Events (May 28)
• Keep in touch with your funders regarding the primary and secondary effects your organization is encountering. Ask if they are considering any changes to their priorities or funding. Ask what kinds of allowances or adjustments can be made to contracts or grant agreements in the event that your services need to be interrupted.
• COVID-19 Fundraising Resource Guide (AFP) 
• 13 Innovative Online Fundraising Ideas (CauseVox)
• Coronavirus: What am I supposed to do about my fundraising event? (Washington Nonprofits) - Includes webinar slides, resources, links to digital fundraising platforms, and an example of a virtual gala.
• If You Have to Cancel Your Event Because of Coronavirus (Fired-Up Fundraising)
• Essential COVID-19 / Financial Crisis Fundraising Advice (Bloomerang)

Financial Management & Risk Management

• Click here for KNN's Reopening Guide and other reopening resources
• Click here for KNN's Survive and Thrive toolkit and other future planning resources
• IRS extends 990 Filing Deadline: IRS announced that it is extending to July 15 relief to all taxpayers that have a filing or payment deadline falling between April 1, 2020 and July 15, 2020. The IRS notice identifies the Form 990-T return for unrelated business income taxes as one of the forms with an extended filing deadline. The annual Form 990 filing deadline is also delayed by operation of this notice and previous IRS guidance for extension of filing deadlines during federally-declared disasters. 
• Sustainability to Survivability: 5 Nonprofit Finance Must-Do's in the Time of COVID (Nonprofit Quarterly)
• Financial Leadership in the Face of Impossible Choices (CLA)
• Nonprofit Insurance and COVID-19 (New York Council of Nonprofits)
• Business Continuity Plan Template, Cash Forecasting Template, and Guide to Completing the Template
• Cash Flow Template (Propel Nonprofits)
• Free Financial Planning Tools (Nonprofit Finance Fund)
• COVID-19 Workers Compensation Insurance Guidance (Peel & Holland)

Board Governance

• KY Nonprofit Governance & COVID-19 FAQ handout
• House Bill 440 Summary
• House Bill 443 Summary 
• KNN’s Principles & Practices for Nonprofit Excellence in Kentucky Tools: Guide & Planning & Implementation Workbook
• What Board Members Should Be Doing Right Now to Address the COVID-19 Situation (BoardSource)
• Leading an Organization through the COVID-19 Crisis (BoardSource)
• Tough Times Call for Tough Action (Sea Change Capital Partners)
• Free Financial Planning Tools (Nonprofit Finance Fund)

Human Resources & Volunteering

• Kentucky Employment Law Guide
• Nonprofit Risk Management Center (KNN Members: Click here to learn more about the affiliate benefits included in your KNN membership!)
• KNN Town Hall Meeting Recording: Serve KY presents Volunteer Kentucky platform for managing and recruiting volunteers (August 20)
• Nonprofit HR Coronavirus Digital Information Portal
• Volunteer Engagement Amid a Pandemic (VQ Volunteer Strategies)
• KNN Town Hall Meeting Recording: Panel on Childcare Challenges & HR Considerations (July 30)
• Considerations for Nonprofit HR Departments in Responding to COVID-19 (JD Supra)
• Accomodating Working Parents During the COVID-19 Pandemic (SHRM)

Communications

• Governor Beshear's Executive Order regarding masks (July 9)
• Kentucky Department for Public Health Coronavirus page
• CDC Coronavirus page
• World Health Organization Coronavirus page
• World Health Organization’s COVID-19 advice for the public
• OSHA’s information page on COVID-19
• State-by-State Policy Resources on COVID-19
• Cororonavirus trackers (Kentucky tracker, global map, and US map)
• Information to share with multilingual clients (Lexington-Fayette County)
• Avoiding Threats & Scams During COVID-19 (FBI)

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